85. CYPERACE.E. 77 



Native. Paludal ? Only of late separated from S. pa- 

 lustris by the botanists of this country ; nor have I my- 

 seK yet learned how to distinguish the two alleged species. 

 Fries declares them distinct, and of course Mr. C. C. Ba- 

 bington adopts the like ophoion. Dr. Bromfield antici- 

 pated their early reunion. Having been fomid almost at 

 the two extremities of Britain, the ranges of latitude and 

 climate are wide, and many intermediate stations may be 

 expected. Besides the counties above mentioned, Mr. 

 Syme foimd it in Linlithgow, Kincardine, and Ai'gyle ; 

 and Dr. Dickie is said to have found it in Aberdeen. 



1193. SCIEPUS MULTICAULIS, Sm. 



Ai-ea 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 * 10 11 * 13 14 15 * 17 18. 



South limit in Cornwall, Isle of Wight, Kent. 



North limit in Orkney, Sutherland. 



Estimate of provinces 18. Estimate of counties 70. 



Latitude 50 — GO. British type of distribution. 



Agrarian region. Inferagrarian — Superagrarian zones. 



Descends to the coast level, in the Peninsula. 



Ascends to 100 or 200 yards, in England. 



Range of mean annual temperature 52 — 46. 



Native. Paludal, Ericetal. Recorded from about 35 

 counties ; but doubtless often passed over in former yeai'S, 

 as if S. palustris ; its localities thus escaping record. 



1194. SciRPUS PAUCiFLORUS, Light/. 



Area 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 * 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 [18]. 

 South limit in Cornwall, Isle of Wight, Kent ? 

 North limit in Ross, Aberdeen, Argyle. 



